XB02T5 Huatuojiaji – acupuncture point

Location

0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the twelve thoracic vertebrae & five lumbar vertebrae in the clinical practice the points located 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the seven cervical vertebra are also used as additional huatuojiaji points.

Cautions

Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.

Indications

Conditions for which XB02T5 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Circulation BloodHeart DisorderQi Stagnation

TCM actions

What classical sources say XB02T5 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Regulate Five ZangBenefit Regulate Six FuBenefit Regulate YangBenefit Regulate YinRegulate Five ZangRegulate Six FuRegulate YangRegulate Yin

Protocols using XB02T5

Craving, Withdrawal Nicotine, Nicotine Dependence, Smoking – ST36, SP06, HT07, BL23, PC06, XB02T5 (doi:10.2147/TCRM.S565463 ↗)
Fatigue, Fatigue Post-stroke – PC06, GV26, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20211104-0002 ↗)
Spasticity Upper Limb, Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – LI15, SI09, SI11, SI13, GV14, GV20, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190505-0006 ↗)
Headache, Tinnitus Chronic, Neck Pain – SI11, SI12, SI13, BL54, BL60, TB17, TB18, TB19, TB20, GB30, GB34, LV04, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v13.i21.103200 ↗)
Motor Dysfunction Upper Limb, Motor Dysfunction Post-stroke – LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, GB30, GB34, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240627-0001 ↗)
Smoking Cessation, Nicotine Withdrawal, Nicotine Dependence, Craving Smoking – ST36, SP06, HT07, BL23, PC06, XB02T5, XU21 (doi:10.2147/TCRM.S565463 ↗)
Stroke, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LI11, LI15, GB30, GB34, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250130 ↗)
Spasticity Lower Limb Post-stroke, Spastic Hemiplegia – LI14, LI15, BL36, GB30, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02S1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250715-k0001 ↗)
Anxiety, Depression, Addiction Methamphetamine – ST36, SP06, HT07, PC06, XB02L2, XB02T5 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000011905 ↗)
Fatigue, Pain, Lupus Systemic – ST36, PC05, GB20, XB02L1, XB02T5, XB02T9 (doi:10.1177/0961203308093921 ↗)
Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Craving – BL23, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Chest Pain, Chest Pain – LI04, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, PC04, PC06, CV17, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Palpitations – HT07, BL14, BL15, PC04, PC06, CV17, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Heart Blood Stagnation, Heart Blood Stagnation – LI16, HT01, HT05, HT06, HT09, SI03, XB02T5 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Heart Qi Deficiency, Heart Qi Deficiency – HT07, BL14, BL15, XB02T5 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Heart Yin Deficiency, Heart Yin Deficiency – ST27, ST45, HT06, HT07, BL14, BL15, KD04, XB02T4, XB02T5 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Numbness, Multiple Sclerosis, Limb Weakness – ST21, ST25, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL57, GB30, CV03, CV06, CV12, GV10, GV11, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis – ST36, SP06, BL11, BL17, BL20, BL23, CV06, GV14, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis – BL11, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Syringomyelia – LI04, LI11, LI15, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Paralysis Paraplegia, Tuberculosis Spine – ST25, ST31, ST36, ST41, BL23, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL37, BL40, BL60, GB31, GB34, GB39, GB40, CV06, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Psychological Manic Mania Disorder – XB02T1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T3, XB02T5, XB02T7, XB02T9 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Schizophrenia, Hallucinations Auditory, Hallucinations Visual – XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L5, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T7 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Low Back Pain – ST25, ST36, ST41, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL60, KD03, GB30, GB31, LV03, CV04, CV06, GV20, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Liu XH. Biomechanical changes of acupuncture treatment for lower back range of motion. MSc thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14783/11457)

Most often selected alongside XB02T5

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02T5. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

XB02T4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T412 protocols
XB02T3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T311 protocols
XB02T6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T611 protocols
XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T711 protocols
ST36Leg Three Miles9 protocols
XB02T2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T29 protocols
XB02T1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T18 protocols
XB02T9Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T98 protocols
XB02T10Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T107 protocols
XB02T11Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T117 protocols
XB02T8Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T87 protocols
BL23Kidney Shu Point6 protocols

XB02T5 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T5)